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$40.00
1y36a/23

Erotic Themes of Nepal


MAJUPURIA, TRILOK CHANDRA & MAJUPURIA, INDRA

Octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, illus eps, viii + 220pp, illus, VG (light to moderate creasing/bruising to spine & covers with minor soiling also, light tanning & foxing to page edges, lengthy gift inscription in ink to verso of title page)

PUBLISHER: S Devi 1986

KEYWORDS: history historical art artefacts Nepal erotica sex sexuality anthropology

$40.00
1y36a/24

Stalingrad: The Defeat of the German 6th Army


CARELL, PAUL & JOHNSTON, DAVID (Trans)

FIRST EDITION THUS, imperial octavo, maroon heavy boards, black lettering to spine, black illus to front board, marbled eps, 348pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to board extrems, light soiling to board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. bookseller's raised retail barcodes to front pastedown) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, light tanning & chafing/soiling)

PUBLISHER: Schiffer Publishing 1993

KEYWORDS: first editions THUS military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 Stalingrad German troops 6th sixth famous battles

$50.00
1y36a/25

Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs: A Practical Guide


KAMRIN, JANICE & CAMPS, GUSTAVO (Illus)

Imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, white & blue lettering to spine, 256pp, illus, Near FINE (sl chafing to boards) in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing to edges, light chafing, prev. bookseller's label to rear)

PUBLISHER: Abrams 2004

KEYWORDS: ancient history Egypt Egyptian hieroglyphs languages language guide

$40.00
2e25a/1

Potter's Historial Introduction to English Law and its Institutions


KIRALFY, A K R

Super 8vo, pp. xxxii + 675; blue cl bds, spine lettered in gilt, emblem in gilt to front board; VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; prev ownership inscription in blue ink to ffep; moderate underlining in pencil; light cracking to hinges, spine sl sloppy).

PUBLISHER: Sweet & Maxwell 1962

KEYWORDS: England English law lawyer history historical

$75.00
2e25a/7

Legends of the South Sea: The world of the Polynesians seen through their myths and legends, poetry and art


ALPERS, ANTONY

Association copy, first edition. Signed & inscribed by author to Helen Shaw (Hella) and Frank Hofmann. 8vo, pp. xvi + 416; green cl bds, spine lettered in gilt, spine & front board illus. in gilt; illus. eps, frontis., plates, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG- (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with sl chipping; moderate closed tear to front; moderate tanning & foxing).

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1970

KEYWORDS: Polynesian anthropology social history mythology myth legend poetry art Pacific Ocean first edition

$55.00
2e25a/28

A History of Japan to 1334, 1334-1615, 1615-1867 (3 vols)


SANSOM, GEORGE

Three vol set. Sm 8vo, pp. xii + 500, xxii + 442, xiv + 258; illus. light card covers; frontis., plates, illus,.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to covers; light to moderate fading to spine; light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems; light tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & foxing to prelims & terminals; sl cracking to front gutter (vol 1)).

PUBLISHER: Charles E. Tuttle Company 1984

KEYWORDS: George Sansom Japan Japanese history social political economic

$45.00
2e25a/33

To the Ends of the Earth: Visions of a Changing World: 175 Years of Exploration and Photography


GARDNER, RIT & BUTLIN, ROBIN & BASTABLE, JONATHAN & BRACE, STEVE

Obl 4to, pp. 240; blue heavy card bds, spine lettered in silver gilt; illus. eps & tp, frontis., photos; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; moderate to heavy tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG (moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with light chipping).

PUBLISHER: Allen & Unwin 2005

KEYWORDS: environment pictorial world Earth photograph photography photographers history

$100.00
2e25a/34

The Triumph Trophy Bible: Including unit-construction Trophy-based TIGER models


WOOLRIDGE, HARRY

Super 8vo, pp. 142 + [1 (advt)]; blue heavy card bds, spine lettered in silver gilt; photos, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light foxing & soiling to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; light to moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems; light tanning & foxing).

PUBLISHER: Veloce Publishing 2010

KEYWORDS: motorcycle motobike Triump history 20th century photograph

$80.00
2e25a/38

Nelson Motor Cycle Club: The First Fifty Years


BAUMFIELD, J M

Signed & inscribed by author. Imp. 8vo, pp. x + 251; illus. light card covers; photos; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to covers; light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; light soiling to prelims & terminals).

PUBLISHER: J. M. Baumfield 2010

KEYWORDS: Nelson New Zealand history motor cycle motorcycle motorbike bike

$100.00
2e25a/44

Manuale Tipografico


BODONI, GIAMBATTISTA; FUSSEL, STEPHEN (ed);

4to, pp. [16] + xxviii + lxxv + 272 + 279, 64 (pamphlet to rear); red cl bds, spine lettered in white, front board lettered in black & white, rear board lettered in blind; frontis., type specimens; VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light soiling to eps, prelims & terminals).

PUBLISHER: Taschen 2010

KEYWORDS: Giambattisata Bodoni type typography letterpress printing history bibliography print publishing letter cutting cutter design book arts

$42.50
2e25a/47

Pathway of the Birds: The voyaging achievements of Maori and their Polynesian ancestors


CROWE, ANDREW

Super 8vo, pp. 288; illus. light card covers; photos, illus.; VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to covers; light bruising to edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; sl soiling to prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG (moderate scuffing & soiling; light to moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems).

PUBLISHER: Bateman 2020

KEYWORDS: Pacific Ocean Isalnds Maori Polynesian exploration explorers history voyage expedition journey

$40.00
2e18b/17

The Book of Hemyock: Heart of the Blackdowns


CLIST, BRIAN & DRACOTT, CHRIS (eds)

4to, pp. 184; red heavy card bds, spine lettered in gilt; illus. tp, photos, illus.; VG+ (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with light chipping; light tanning & foxing).

PUBLISHER: Halsgrove 2012

KEYWORDS: Hemyock social history River Culm town village

$100.00
2e18b/18

Classic British Trials Bikes: Pre-1965 four-stroke trials irons: AJS through Velocette


MORLEY, DON

First edition. 8vo, pp. 192; blue heavy card bds, spine lettered in silver gilt; photos, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; prev bookseller's stamp in black ink to rear pastedown); in d/w, VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with sl chipping; moderate tanning & foxing).

PUBLISHER: Osprey Publishing 1984

KEYWORDS: Don Morley motorcycles motorbike motor cycle bike British 20th century history first edition

$550.00
2e18b/20

Twelve Months with the Bashi-Bazouks


MONEY, EDWARD

Second edition. Demy 8vo, pp. viii + 231; blue cl bds, spine lettered in gilt, motif in black to front board; VG- (moderate to heavy scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate to heavy bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with moderate chipping; moderate to heavy tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals;prev bookseller's stamp in purple ink to ffep verso; moderate to heavy cracking to front & rear hinges; heavy cracking to central gutters; moderate to heavy foxing throughout).

PUBLISHER: Newman and Co. 1880

KEYWORDS: Edward Money Bashi Bazouks 19th century Turkey Turkish Ottoman army military travel travelling journey history

$75.00
1y36a/27

Te Mete (Smith): The Story of the Smith Family in Zealand (1841-1907)


ROLFE, GLENISE (Researched & Written by)

UNCOMMON, octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine & front cover, viii + 214pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing & curling to spine & cover edges, sl tanning to spine/covers & page edges, signature & prev.owner's name in ink to tite page)

PUBLISHER: Glenise Rolfe N/D

KEYWORDS: New Zealand family tree research history genealogy Smith Te Mete 19th nineteenth century

$150.00
1y36a/28

Korero A E W S Background Bulletin (Vol 3 #1 to Vol 3 #14)


N/A

14 CONSECUTIVE ISSUES (VOL 3 #1 - VOL 3 #14), octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, mixed pagination, illus, VG (light bruising to extrems, minor fading & soiling.chafing to spine & boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, occasional light cracking to gutters, binder's sm label to base of rear pastedown)

PUBLISHER: E V Paul, Gov't Printer 1945

KEYWORDS: Korero past issues collections bulletins New Zealand publications history historical

$200.00
1y36a/37

The Endeavour Journal of Joseph Banks 1768-1771 (2 Vol Set)


BANKS, JOSEPH & BEAGLEHOLE, J C (Ed)

2 VOL SET, FIRST EDITION, super octavo, maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, frontispieces, vol 1- xxvii + 476pp + plates to rear, vol 2- xvi + 406pp + folding map & plates to rear, VG+ (light bruising & discolouration to board edges/extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (price clipped, in plastic protective covers- easily removed if desired, light fading to spines, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Angus & Robertson 1962

KEYWORDS: exploration first editions history historical journeys Endeavour journals diaries Joseph Banks 18th eighteenth century Pacific voyages

$50.00
1y36a/39

Such Things Were: The Story of Cambridge, NZ


VENNELL, C W & COWAN, JAMES (Fore)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, greey patterned heavy boards, red lettering to spine, frontispiece, xv + 175pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & rubbing to spine & board edges/extrems, sl tanning to spine, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, ex-libris plate to front pastedown, sm ink scribble to ffep, sporadic light to moderate foxing throughout, occasional cracking to gutters) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping to edges- some minor loss, moderate tanning to spine, moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed 1939

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand north island Cambridge settlements early settlers pioneers regional history

$40.00
1y36a/40

D N Dunlop: A Man of Our Time


MEYER, T H & BASS, IAN (Trans)

Octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiii + 463pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl foxing/soiling to page edges, sl tanning to photographic pages) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, minor fading to spine & edges, light chafing & soiling, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear)

PUBLISHER: Temple Lodge 1992

KEYWORDS: English translations biography biographies memoir D N Dunlop world power conference esoteric occultism occultists anthroposophy history

$145.00
1y36a/41

The Whaling Trade in Old New Zealand


RICKARD, L S

FIRST EDITION- SCARCE THUS, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, printed eps, unpaginated prelims + 163pp, illus, VG+ (light brusing to extrems, sl soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name & scribble in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate fading to spine, moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Minerva 1965

KEYWORDS: first editions signed New Zealand history nautical maritime whaling trade L S Rickard

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